Kings News: Fiala to for 2022 first-round pick and Brock Faber

[AbsentMojo]

I don't think this is true. McLellan literally said a month or so prior that Kaliyev needs to be in the top-6 next season.

I remember that - thought it was Blake who said it.. Thats why im surprised there were no spots in the top 6 for Kaliiyev without moving one of the vets to the 3rd line

 

[mysterman2]

Hard to fault a trade that sees a team gain a leading goal scorer, entering his prime and didnt have to mortgage the farm.

 

[johnjm22]

Faber, as a prospect, looks better every year.

 

[Nasti]

Fiala and Kaliyev really make Kempe expendable. Kaliyev actually has more points than Kempe with one fewer game played and fewer minutes. I hope Blake realizes this.

 

[Schrute farms]

Faber, as a prospect, looks better every year.

The Faber legend grows bigger every year. He's Bigfoot, Chupacabra and the Loch Nes monster all rolled into one

 

[Trash Panda]

Faber, as a prospect, looks better every year.

So did Hudson Fasching.

 

[YP44]

Fiala and Kaliyev really make Kempe expendable. Kaliyev actually has more points than Kempe with one fewer game played and fewer minutes. I hope Blake realizes this.

I think they make Arvidsson expendable if anything

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

The Faber legend grows bigger every year. He's Bigfoot, Chupacabra and the Loch Nes monster all rolled into one

He needs his own chapter in the future novel release of 'Kings Fans: They're just never f***ing happy'

 

[bmr]

Faber, as a prospect, looks better every year.

Faber will be a great player, but the truth is he didn't want to play here. I think that trade will probably go down as pretty even, depending on what the 1st round pick amounts to. Fiala is our best player.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Faber will be a great player, but the truth is he didn't want to play here.

Link?

 

[bmr]

Link?

Why do I need a link? He told me at Taco Bell after we finished our Enchiritos. My stomach still hurts.

 

[BringTheReign]

Link?

Brock Faber returning to the University of Minnesota



Faber turned down signing after his sophomore year AND the opportunity to have his first NHL game be last season against his hometown team, the Wild. I'll grant you that it has never been confirmed, but these college free agents never are until they head back for the year that grants them FA status. I'll also add his comments below from after the trade that pretty much sell the idea as well.

Brock Faber’s Minnesota dreams comes true: ‘Wild and Gophers. … Those were always the 2 dream landing spots’

“Ever since I started playing, those were always the two dream landing spots. And what do you know?

“I went to the Ottawa game, too, earlier in the season when we won in overtime. This was when we beat Colorado,” Faber said. Asked if he called the Wild “we” when he was still a Kings prospect or if this was a development now that he has suddenly become a Wild prospect, Faber laughed: “No, I’ve always called them, ‘We.’ Nothing changed. I couldn’t shake it. The Wild’s always been my team.”

 

[Telos]

Would trade two Fabers for Fiala again. Despite all the mistakes this team has made recently, Fiala wasn't one of them. It has been a long time since the Kings have had someone of his caliber on the wing capable of PPG production. He has proven to be capable of it regardless of his linemates. He is the one that makes his linemates better. He's a player we should be building around.

 

[Trash Panda]

Brock Faber returning to the University of Minnesota



Faber turned down signing after his sophomore year AND the opportunity to have his first NHL game be last season against his hometown team, the Wild. I'll grant you that it has never been confirmed, but these college free agents never are until they head back for the year that grants them FA status. I'll also add his comments below from after the trade that pretty much sell the idea as well.

Brock Faber’s Minnesota dreams comes true: ‘Wild and Gophers. … Those were always the 2 dream landing spots’

Guys are kidding themselves if they think Faber had any interest in hanging around LA.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Some people won't take any smoke as any sort of remote proof unless a guy comes out and says "haha yeah I held Blake hostage because I have no intention of playing for anyone but Minny." Those quotes above are as much evidence as I've ever seen re: a guy leveraging his college career, even if he simply intended to stay thru his senior year.

Blake had to pull the trigger with SOME prospect and while I know a lot of us were/are REALLY high on Faber we are still drowning in RHDs. faber is really starting to look like a Sanderson type 2-3D who can log big minutes but not be THE all-around guy, like a Ryan McDonagh, where you can be a low-end 1D due to excellent 5v5/PK play but not really the offensive bent to run a PP. Credit to Blake for drafting him and credit to Brock for just continually elevating himself. but you've gotta give to get and outside of one Hart Kopitar performance this org hasn't had a PPG player since Ziggy Palffy exactly 20 years ago this year.

 

[unicornpig]

Fiala and Kaliyev really make Kempe expendable. Kaliyev actually has more points than Kempe with one fewer game played and fewer minutes. I hope Blake realizes this.

On the 4th line as well.....

 

[Nasti]

I think they make Arvidsson expendable if anything

My only issue with that is that Arvidsson is a right hand shot which the Kings don’t have enough of. That and the fact that he’s better than Kempe.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[Choralone]

I'm so glad we got him. When a player of his caliber can be had at the price we paid, you have to do it.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Pretty great stuff from a guy who doesn't make your team better.

Now we just need a Brock Faber highlight reel...

 

[bmr]

Fiala and Kaliyev really make Kempe expendable. Kaliyev actually has more points than Kempe with one fewer game played and fewer minutes. I hope Blake realizes this.

Would you care to revisit this, sir? Kempe has proven to be probably the best pure shooter on the team and has made himself even better in defensive elements of his game. Kaliyev can produce on the PP, but the jury is still out on him being a complete player. Kempe's contract is pretty nice if he can maintain his level of production. He was pretty good in the playoffs last year as well.

 

[bland]

I'm so glad we got him. When a player of his caliber can be had at the price we paid, you have to do it.

In a vacuum? Sure.


In reality, no, you don't. Cost was too high, return is insignificant regardless of how well he plays. The team wasn't ready to take a step forward yet and you could easily add that type of player when you are ready. Now expectations are increased and the kids who need those minutes to grow and thrive are kept to 8 minutes on the 4th line in roles not suited for their skill set or scratched entirely.

Glad you guys enjoy your highlights, keep them handy when the team is bounced early.

 

[Trash Panda]

In a vacuum? Sure.


In reality, no, you don't. Cost was too high, return is insignificant regardless of how well he plays. The team wasn't ready to take a step forward yet and you could easily add that type of player when you are ready. Now expectations are increased and the kids who need those minutes to grow and thrive are kept to 8 minutes on the 4th line in roles not suited for their skill set or scratched entirely.

Glad you guys enjoy your highlights, keep them handy when the team is bounced early.

Cost was more than appropriate, the timing can be argued.

 

[King'sPawn]

Cost was more than appropriate, the timing can be argued.

You know, this explains my feelings better than any attempts to say my problems with the trade before.

Faber + 1st is a great price for a player of Fiala's caliber. But my issue is with the current state of where the Kings are and where they're going.

 

[FSL KINGS]

Cost was more than appropriate, the timing can be argued.

At the time, King's had some more pressing needs. It may have been better to bring in a defender first. Goal wasn't a known issue at the time the trade was made.

Blake had been trying to land a top6 forward for some time, rumored to be after guys like PLD & Laine. They aren't always available & if they are sometimes the GM trades them to the Blues for a second & 3rd line plug instead of your offer with a 1st.

Was the timing correct? Yes. You take Fiala when he's available. You can almost always find a second pair Shutdown D.